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This lesson examines setting fitness goals using activities that complement the goal setting students may be doing in their physical education classes. Students will read several case studies and write physical activity goals aimed at increasing the physical activity of the people discussed in the case studies. (5 minutes) Give examples of a few simple goals, especially goals related to physical activity.
They research one type of "lifetime" physical activity and write an article describing the activity for a health fitness newsletter. (An extension activity suggests publishing a health fitness newsletter as a way of displaying the students’ Planet Health work and passing on what students have learned about Planet Health concepts to the school community.) Limiting TV time ensures that you’ll do other activities that involve more physical activity.
5. Eat foods low in saturated fat and containing no trans fat. Avoid trans fat by consuming only foods listing no partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in the ingredients, cooking with liquid vegetable oils instead of stick margarine or shortening, and choosing trans-fat -free foods when eating out (e.g., no French fries). However, you can limit saturated fat to a healthy level by consuming low-fat or fat-free dairy foods and lean meats and by substituting vegetable oils for butter when ...
